In a harrowing and unfortunate incident, a deaf pedestrian met a tragic and untimely demise while innocently awaiting a commercial bus
Deaf Pedestrian – An accident that occurred on Sunday along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in inner Maryland, Lagos State, resulted in the death of a pedestrian who had a loss of hearing.
The collision involved two commercial minibuses. One of the minibuses, which was traveling at an excessive speed, lost control and collided with a vehicle that was stopped before colliding with the pedestrian.
The pedestrian was waiting at an authorized bus stop close to Temac Filling Station at the time of the collision.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency issued a statement on Sunday confirms the incident.
In response to the collision, officers from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Area F Police Division responded, according to Taofiq Adebayo, who is the spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA).
It reads, “In a harrowing and unfortunate incident, a deaf pedestrian met a tragic and untimely demise while innocently awaiting a commercial bus at a designated stop along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, inward Maryland, adjacent to Temac Filling Station.
“The fatal collision involved two Suzuki mini commercial buses (Korope) bearing registration numbers EPE 279 YJ and BDG 558 YG.
“Preliminary inquiries indicate that one of the vehicles, owing to reckless overspeeding, veered out of control and violently rammed into a stationary minibus before mercilessly mowing down the unsuspecting pedestrian.
“Demonstrating swift crisis intervention in alignment with the United Nations Response Time (UNRT), operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) promptly arrived at the scene, cordoning off the affected area and summoning law enforcement personnel from the Area F Police Division, who assumed custody of both vehicles for an exhaustive investigation.
State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit authorities evacuated the victim’s remains. Following the incident, Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, advised commercial drivers to drive safely and maintain their cars, especially their brakes.
Giwa praised Lagos’ Intelligence Transport System for monitoring speed breaches along Alapere, Ogudu Road, Nitel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way.
“Ensuring road safety is a collective responsibility. Indiscriminate speeding and flagrant disregard for traffic laws constitute an existential threat to public safety. I implore all motorists to strictly operate within legal parameters to avert needless loss of human lives,” he added